"With your age, what do you expect?": Ageism and healthcare of older adults in Spain.

Introduction: Ageism could influence the relationship between older patients' meeting needs and healthcare professionals' answers.

Aims: To highlight the experience of older adults with healthcare systems, how they perceive ageism from their healthcare providers, and to explore the relationship between perceived ageism and self-perception of aging (SPA).

Methods: We conducted an exploratory qualitative study.